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<b><i>F1</i> Delivers a High-Octane Return to the Track with Brad Pitt at the Wheel     </b>

F1 Delivers a High-Octane Return to the Track with Brad Pitt at the Wheel

FilmJune 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

F1 accelerates into theaters as a full-throttle spectacle that combines real-world racing thrills with emotional undercurrents—anchored firmly by Brad Pitt’s committed performance as Sonny Hayes,…

<b>Tandy Culpepper & Lisa Johnson Mandell Review Two Divergent TV Shows In <i>Severance</i> & <i>The White Lotus</i>

Tandy Culpepper & Lisa Johnson Mandell Review Two Divergent TV Shows In Severance & The White Lotus

TVJune 10, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

TV Review: The White Lotus, Season 3 serves up intrigue in Thailand, With More Blood Than Ever Mike White’s biting satirical dramedy The White Lotus…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 TV Comedies: <i>The Bear</i> and <i>The Studio</i>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 TV Comedies: The Bear and The Studio

TVJune 8, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Studio is Hollywood’s funhouse mirror — and it’s hilarious Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg—alongside a creative team clearly steeped in the absurdities of showbiz—aim…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper’s Take On 2 TV Political Thrillers: <i>Zero Day</i> & <i>Paradise</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper’s Take On 2 TV Political Thrillers: Zero Day & Paradise

TVJune 7, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

ZERO DAY Review, PARADISE Review — Tandy vs Lisa on The Hollywood Beat Lisa Johnson Mandell In their Paradise review and Zero Day review, Tandy…

<b>Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review Two Wildly Different Films About Female Friendships: The Madcap Comedy<i> One of Them Days</i> And The Elegiac Drama <i>The Room Next Door</i></b>

Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review Two Wildly Different Films About Female Friendships: The Madcap Comedy One of Them Days And The Elegiac Drama The Room Next Door

FilmJune 7, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Friendships between women have been said to be qualitatively different from friendships between men. This episode of The Hollywood Beat looks at female friendships in…

<B>Tandy Culpepper Interviews Historian Donald L. Miller About His Book “Masters of the Air” And The Limited Series from Which That Best Seller Was Adapted

Tandy Culpepper Interviews Historian Donald L. Miller About His Book “Masters of the Air” And The Limited Series from Which That Best Seller Was Adapted

Books, TVMay 31, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

To say that Donald L. Miller is a brilliant academic is the understatement of all understatements. The John Henry McCracken Professor emeritus at Pennsylvania’s Lafayette…

<b><i>Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning</i> Delivers High-Octane Farewell with Emotional Stakes  </b>

Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning Delivers High-Octane Farewell with Emotional Stakes

FilmMay 23, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

After nearly three decades of death-defying stunts, intricate espionage, and Tom Cruise sprinting through impossibly perilous situations, Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning arrives as both…

<b>Tom Cruise: The Thrill-Seeking Star Who Keeps Defying Limits    </b>

Tom Cruise: The Thrill-Seeking Star Who Keeps Defying Limits

FilmMay 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Tom Cruise has crafted a career marked by fearless reinvention and unwavering dedication to his craft. Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962,…

<b><i>“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning</i>: A High-Stakes Farewell with Spectacle and Heart”    </b>

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: A High-Stakes Farewell with Spectacle and Heart”

FilmMay 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning launches the eighth entry in the franchise with an ambitious flourish, delivering some of the most jaw-dropping action sequences…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom <i>Mid-Century Modern</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom Mid-Century Modern

TVMay 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The streaming service Hulu has dropped a new sitcom, Mid-Century Modern, that more than one pundit has compared to The Golden Girls. The show starred…

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